Grilled Romaine Tex Mex Salad

I just got back from Yosemite today. In my normal fashion I hit the gym then headed to the grocery store. I wanted to whip up something delicious and healthy. Hope you try it! 

Grilled Romaine Tex Mex Salad

Ingredients:

4 oz Organic boneless skinless chicken breast

1 head Organic Romaine lettuce 

1/3 c Organic corn

1/2 c Organic bell peppers chopped

1/4 Organic red onion chopped

1/2 Organic lime

1/3 c Organic black beans 

Fiesta lime seasoning (Mrs. dash)

1. In a small pan mix corn, black beans, bell pepper, red onion, and lime juice. Let it simmer.

2. In a large pan on medium heat (or on a grill) grill your chicken with Fiesta Lime seasoning.

3. Chop romaine in half (long ways). Place on pan or grill face down on high heat until it's grilled a bit crispy. 

3. Place grilled romaine lettuce face up on a plate.

4. Add grilled chicken and veggie mix on top of the romaine.

Enjoy!! 

314 calories. 32g pro, 37 g carb, 4 g fat

Mango Curry Chicken Salad

Dinner the other night was so good I was told I needed to post the recipe! 

Mango Curry Chicken Salad 

Ingredients:

1 chicken breast 

2 tsp curry powder

2 tsp chopped red onion

2-3 Tbsp Greek yogurt 

1/2 lime (juice)

2-3 cups mixed greens

1/2 mango chopped 

1 tbsp hemp seeds (optional)

1⃣ bake chicken or shred chicken (I seasoned mine with shallot, & paprika)

2⃣in a large bowl mix lettuce, lime juice, mango, and hemp seeds

3⃣in a smaller bowl mix Greek yogurt, curry powder, onions, salt and pepper(to taste)

4⃣ add chicken to smaller bowl and stir until chicken is coated with the yogurt dressing 

5⃣ add chicken (smaller bowl) mixture to bigger bowl, and stir 

6⃣EAT

Summer Grilled Salmon and Kale Salad

I recently cut out meat from my diet, just to see how my body responded. I want to test how my energy levels are, how my workout intensity is, and simply how I feel. Well surprisingly, a few weeks in to not eating animal products I started craving fish out of all things. I really try to make sure I listen to my body, so I decided to hit up whole foods and stock up on some yummy organic fresh fish. 

Today I decided to make a kale salad with a nice filet of salmon! 

Ingredients:

Salmon (organic, fresh)

Kale 

Avocado 

Lemon juice

Seeds (sunflower, hemp, or chia)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Bake salmon for 20-30 mins (I seasoned with cumin,paprika,Italian, and basil).

2. In a bowl toss kale, lemon, and avocado with your hands. This allows the kale to soften and moisten.

3. Sprinkle on quinoa, and seeds.

4. Top salad with your baked salmon.

Ginger Sesame Kale Salad

Ginger Sesame Kale Salad

Recipe:

Ingredients:

3 cups kale ( I like to massage the kale and let it sit  covered in a bowl with a wet paper towel, don’t ask me why)

¼ cup cooked quinoa

½ cup grated cucumber ( you can dice or chop, but I like cucumber grated)

Handful of chopped almonds

½ cup apple (my fave are fuji)

Dressing:

1 tbsp. sesame oil

½ Tbsp. Braggs amino acids

1 tbsp. sesame seeds

1 tsp. dried ginger

Directions: Mix all ingredients and toss with dressing.